Thanksgiving – Utah Family in Cali!

So this was our year to spend Thanksgiving with Tucker’s side of the family.  But it was also Lexi’s 8th birthday and the best time to do her baptism.  So Tucker’s parents planned to come out here for it.  We were thrilled!  His siblings all tried to plan the same thing, but it got too difficult for some of them.  The Cutlers were able to make it (Maren, Greg and all four kids) and we were so happy.  I know what a sacrifice it was for them to drive out here, and it meant a lot to us!  We had a really fun week and made lots of memories.  The only downfall for me was struggling with a bladder infection/kidney infection a good part of the week and I just didn’t feel like myself.  But I pushed through it and enjoyed our time together!

 

Highlights:

-Lexi turned 8 ON Thanksgiving and requested a double chocolate cake

-I felt like crap most the week

-Tucker beat Neal in golf for the first time in his entire life (although it was an admitted crappy game for Neal)

-Jeannine and I got a pedicure

-Maren Jeannine and I had a two hour personal shopping evening at Trinkets trying on clothes

-Neal made candy with the girls

-Jeannine cooked her very first Thanksgiving dinner NOT in her own kitchen!

-We went to Pismo for a day – it was amazingly sunny and beautiful and I ran into Janessa & Patty Adamson on the beach (grew up with them) RANDOM!

-Brock and Peyton are twins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Childhood-Corcoran Houses

Several months back, Jordyn and I were in Corcoran (abt 45 minutes from where we are now) for something and I decided to give her the “tour” of part of my childhood. 

From the time I was 10 years old until I left to college, we lived in Corcoran (1987-1998).  Actually, my family stayed for three years after that, so 11 years.  Corcoran was a small town, very close-knit community.  So many people who are still very important in my life stem back to Corcoran.  I rarely go there anymore, so I thought it would be fun to snap a picture of the three houses we lived in plus some other noteworthy places. 

 

 

 

This was actually our third house, on Patton Avenue.  I only lived here my senior year, but in some ways it’s the house I feel most connected to.  It was the biggest house of the three.

 

 

Here is our first chain fast-food restaurant in town.  McDonalds came to town like my Junior year?  Or senior?  It was a pretty big deal in that tiny, three stop-light town!

 

 

This is our first house there on Dairy Ave.  A TINY house across from Take 10, the convenience store my dad managed. 

 

 

The high school stadium.  Seemed much bigger back then.  It was brand new and constantly filled with lots of team spirit.  We had the best sports teams in Corcoran!

 

 

 

Here is Take 10 (with a facelift).  Not only did this begin the family business, but I was employed here at age 10!  Stocking the candy shelves for $50 per month!

 

 

Second house on Norboe Ave. We were in this house the longest.  Lots of memories here too.

 

Quick shot of the High School – or part of it.  Cheerleader, band, lots of clubs…I honestly had a good high school experience.  Or maybe, after 16 years, all the bad falls out of your head?

 

 

 

And here is John Muir, my Jr High.  Where I went from 6th grade to 8th.  I’m SO glad my kids aren’t going to Jr. High in 6th grade!!!

Grandpa Sealy’s Obituary

Leon Milton Sealy
1922 ~ 2011
There is a missing piece in our hearts today as Milton-Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Brother, and Friend, has hung up his final gone fishin' sign and returned to his Heavenly Home. Milton loved to fish, but will also be remembered as a fisher of men.
Leon Milton Sealy, age 89, passed away Nov. 30, 2011 in St. George, Utah, from causes due to old age. He lived life with honesty, integrity, hard work, and a sense of humor. His motto was, "Work, Work, Work!" He loved to work-work was his play.
Leon Milton Sealy was born April 27, 1922, in Thayne, Wyoming, son of Rachel Elizabeth Olsen Sealy and Leon Monette Sealy. He grew up in Logan, Utah, graduating from Logan High School in 1940. Milton married his childhood sweetheart and friend, Shirley Mae Phippen, on Sept. 17, 1941 in Preston, Idaho, later sealed for 'Time and all Eternity' Dec. 18, 1942 in the Logan Temple. Together they built six homes and raised five children.
Milton has always been connected to the beauty of God's rich earth. As a child he enjoyed making clay rabbits and toys from the red soil near his home. As an adult, Milt enjoyed gardening, landscaping, cement mixing, carpentry, and raising multitudes of animals. As a sportsman, Milton enjoyed hunting, fishing, snow skiing, and water skiing-mastering jumping off the dock on one ski and holding the rope in his toe and in his teeth! However, high on his priority list of talents was his lifetime love of fishing. He and his father and two brothers more than likely fished every fishing hole from Utah to Wyoming. His humorous "Big Fish" stories will forever bring a smile to those who loved him dearly.
In his early-married life in S.L.C., Milton started his own business called, "Milt's Quality Donuts." Later he worked as an executive for Won Door Corporation, installing folding doors in church houses across the U.S. When Milton moved his family to Highland, Utah, he served as City Councilman. He was an avid BYU football fan and honored member of the Cougar Club, traveling to games far and near. After he retired, Milton and Shirley served an L.D.S. mission as Public Relations Directors in Atlanta, Georgia.
Throughout his life, Milton has been a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Favorite church callings included Bishopric Counselor, High Councilman, and Scouting-taking the scouts to his donut shop to make donuts for fundraisers. As a reward, each young man got to make a giant donut out of a gallon can with the regular donut cutter used as the hole!
Milton is survived by his wife, Shirley Sealy; daughter, Vicki Clayton (Richard), daughter Linda Ottley (Dale), daughter, Loni Hatch (Blaine), son-in-law, Neal Maxfield (Jeannine), and daughter-in-law, Lori Sealy. Also survived by his brother, Ramon Sealy (JoAnn), his sister, Angela Bird (Karl), plus 24 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his daughter, Judy Maxfield, son, Devro Sealy, daughter-in-law, Gayle Birch Sealy, and his grandson, Skyler Sealy. Also preceded in death by his sisters, Eva Summers and Ruth Nielsen, his brother, Denton Sealy, and his parents.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 10:00 am in the Highland 4th LDS Ward Chapel, 5848 West 11000 North, Highland, Utah. Friends and family may call Sunday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East American Fork, Utah and also Monday morning one hour prior to funeral services at the church. Interment, Laketown Cemetery.